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Revision as of 01:02, 16 March 2021

YOU can Edit this page. Get active! Help out! Hitchgathering is self organised.

As usual, there will be a Hitchgathering in August this year -- come hitch to a beautiful spot somewhere in Europe to meet a bunch of other funky people to hang out, play music, do workshops, cook on the fire and celebrate the hitchhiking way of life together!

More information about the 2021 Hitchgathering will follow once location and dates have been decided on. In the meantime, please subscribe to the mailing list to join the discussion. Edit there if you have consequent ideas! Later discussion can also be brought on the Talk page. Don't hesitate!

The pad that was started had been seemingly deleted. Following discussion can be made on the Talk page instead.

Checklist adapted for current situation

Accomodation

  • Is there space for 30 to 60 people?
  • Is there any toilets or shitpit possibilities?
  • How covered are we from the elements? ---> not so important in summer, we will bring tarps and big communal tents

Food and water

  • Can we acquire drinking water somewhere nearby?
  • Are there possibilities to dumpster dive or is food cheap?

Location

  • How overall easy/difficult is it to reach the place by free means of transport?
  • How secluded from other countries is the place? Can people come easily?
  • Can we just stay at the place or does it belong to somebody, do we need a permission?
  • Can we make fires, or do we have a place to cook?

Organization

  • Can YOU be there to help organizing in the beginning?
  • What benefits the location has to potential activities?
  • What else is important? What do we need to bring?

Date

Swaden is proposing August 2th 2021 for the official beginning, following the infos on the main page.

Location

Travel restrictions are evolving. As of now a good bet could be:

  • Eastern Europe (why?)
  • Switzerland or Sweden (because they have been very soft with their travel restrictions so far)

Wolimierz, Poland

Dama suggests as a location for the gathering: Stacja Wolimierz. An old train station that's been converted into a theatre and festival place. She says:

"I was a volunteer there in 2018. At the time I asked if they'd be up for allowing the Hitchgathering to happen there, and they said yes. We would probably have to volunteer a bit in exchange. They have their own festival there in July every year, so the beginning of August would probably be fine. I left the place on semi-awkward terms with the owners, so I wouldn't want to ask unless people really want to do it there."

Pros

  • It seems like the general vibe there is anti-mask/anti-vaxx/anti-lockdown. So they're not likely to reject a hitchgathering due to covid.
  • Plenty of space for camping on their festival grounds.
  • Dry toilets are available
  • Possibility for a big pregathering at Kesselberg and then hitching to Wolimierz as a big colourful flock of odd-birds

Cons

  • There are no dumpsters really close, and the ones that are further away might not be very good (although Poland does hide some surprisingly plentiful diving).
  • No swimming -- there is a pond on the Czech side for those who are quite determined, about 7 kilometers away.

Activities

There will be games, music, skinnydipping if there's a lake, or otherwise rolling around naked in the sand. Massage circles and many, many workshops. Late-night joints and bottles of wine passed around, discussions on how to -- you know.

Promotion

Stickers have been printed by C. See the mailing list for informations.

Pre or post gatherings